Bowing to pressure exerted by crusher operators, the government on Monday decided to extend the deadline for implementation of standards for crusher industry till mid-January 2015.
The meeting of cabinet´s

A recent investigation carried out using ground vibration measurement instruments concluded that blasting at the four mine and quarries in Gidaphu are within safe limits, and does not have any damaging

National Statistics Bureau (NSB) is pleased to bring out the National Accounts Statistics, 2014. It presents Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates and other macro-economic aggregates such as final consumption

KATHMANDU, AUG 22 - The Chure Conservation Joint Struggle Committee, comprising of 20 organisations from the forestry sector led by the Federation of Community Forestry Users’ Nepal (Fecofun), has warned

Sand traders have been lifting sand for a long time and disregarding the effect of their actions on the environment. The authorities of the six upazilas of Gopalganj, meanwhile, have been blind to their

More than 250 crushers around tourist spot Jaflong, some 55km north of Sylhet city, are crushing stones illegally occupying land belonging to Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Bangladesh Forest Department.